Former Miss SA Claudia Henkel. (Oupa Bopape/Gallo Images) Former Miss SA, Claudia Henkel, was crowned in 2004. She recently expressed her gratitude to those who have been following her journey.
The Miss SA competition is taking place on 10 August in Pretoria. For more Miss SA news, visit News24 Lifestyle's pageant hub. The official countdown has begun for Miss SA, and while South Africans anticipate the festivities in a couple of days, Miss SA 2004, Claudia Henkel, took time to reflect on her life after the reign.
"It's a very strange feeling, celebrating 20 years ago, with one week to go until we crown a new Miss SA being a decade x2. It seems more poignant than ever to give a token of appreciation: I've lived, I've loved, I've lost," she wrote. Sharing a clip of the moments she had while on stage during the pageant competition, she spoke to her younger self.
"Today, if I could give that young Claudia advice, I would tell her that the night you were crowned, life would change in ways you could not even understand. I would tell her that no matter what lies before you, you are bold, courageous, and strong. Claudia, your biggest attribute is LOVE, so I do what I would have told my 21-year-old self.
" Henkel expressed her desire to love and give love, as it is ultimately what everyone desires to experience. "My babies, my fiancé, my family, my friends, my fellow Miss SA's, my followers..
.I love you," she added. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Claudia Henkel (@claudiahenkelza) The former Miss South Africa is getting ready to walk down the aisle with her fiancé.
In an interview with YOU magazine, the beauty queen opened up about how she met her new man, Michael Hoffman. "My cousin has known Michael since school days. They were all at a hangout, and she found out he was single.
And she told him I was single. Then she called and asked if I wanted to have coffee with him." Claudia and Michael got to know each other better through messages until they met in person.
READ | 'A million times yes!' Claudia Henkel is madly in love and now she's engaged She told the publication she didn't think finding the man of her dreams was possible. "After my last interview with YOU, I went to read the comments at the bottom of the article, and I realised that women don't think it's possible just to find a man, and I felt the same." With a changed heart, she said, "I want to say to those women it is possible.
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